If God doesn't want him on the City Council, I'm sure He could do something about it Himself
That has riled conservative activists, who cite a little-noticed quirk in North Carolina's Constitution that disqualifies officeholders "who shall deny the being of Almighty God." The provision was included when the document was drafted in 1868 and wasn't revised when North Carolina amended its constitution in 1971. One foe, H.K. Edgerton, is threatening to file a lawsuit in state court against the city to challenge Bothwell's appointment.
"My father was a Baptist minister. I'm a Christian man. I have problems with people who don't believe in God," said Edgerton, a former local NAACP president and founder of Southern Heritage 411, an organization that promotes the interests of black southerners.
Somehow, i don't see this action as promoting the interests of black southerners, but what do i know?
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Since 1949, Durhamites have slept soundly, secure in the knowledge that, in our town, erection can be depended upon. Now, thanks to the power of the internets, we can spread that security all over the world.
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God not needed. Supreme Court already did
TORCASO v. WATKINS, 367 U.S. 488 (1961)
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Locomotive Breath, at 8:06 PM
And what geographically challenged reporter thinks Asheville is at "the foot of the Appalachian mountains?" She probably pronounces it "appellation" too.
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Unknown, at 12:05 PM
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